The ‘bank of AI’: how Nvidia helps its clients keep the boom going Saturday September 19 2026, The Sunday Times Originally published in October, an in depth look at Nvidia, as Jensen Huang, the man behind the tech giant , is now at the centre of a Chinese spy scandal Nvidia is one of the most important companies operating today. The American tech giant designs and provides the chips that power a large proportion of the world’s artificial intelligence systems. Many of the biggest AI firms — such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Alphabet and Microsoft — depend on it, even as they try to design their own chips. This has made Nvidia incredibly rich: its market value is about $5.24trn (£3.93trn). However, many of Nvidia’s customers are struggling to afford its products and the required infrastructure. As a result, the company is using its spare billions to support them, be it through investments, guarantees, partnerships or licensing agreements. It has been described as the “central bank of AI”...
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Two cities, no trains, years of delay: how failed politics destroys growth Paul Johnson Oxford and Cambridge could rival Silicon Valley if not for years of gridlock Next image › ‘‘ I’m writing this column sitting here in my office in Oxford. In my inbox are several invitations to attend events and give talks in Cambridge, including a symposium on economic growth. I have turned down almost all of them, and am currently havering over whether to accept that last invitation. Ironic. That I’m dithering over the invitation to the growth symposium is one of the reasons that we have such a problem with economic growth in this country. Obviously, I’m not claiming any personal impact on our economic wellbeing. But the reason for my hesitation is the impossibility of travel between Oxford and Cambridge in anything approaching a sensible time. The utterly pathetic transport links between these two cities — and many, many others — is a real contribution to our national stagnation. Oxford and ...
Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy The secretary of state’s role in drafting a secret memo highlights how top officials were concerned by this past spring about Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman tied to Chinese intelligence. Listen · 6:16 min A memo circulated this past spring warning top Trump administration officials that Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, was in a close relationship with a Chinese spy. Credit... Lisi Niesner/Reuters Nov. 8, 2026 Updated 7:27 p.m. ET Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversaw the drafting of the highly classified memo this past spring warning top Trump administration officials that Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, was in a close relationship with a Chinese spy, multiple people briefed on the matter said. The document was based on classified intelligence from electronic surveillance of Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen who was a senior executive at a Singapore-based company that was buying Nvid...
RAT! RAT! RAT! RAT! Nvidia Board to Probe Spying Case After CEO Admits Affair Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg By Ian King November 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM UTC Updated on November 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM UTC Save Takeaways by Bloomberg AI Nvidia Corp.’s board is launching an investigation into whether Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign espionage plot after he admitted to employees that he was unfaithful to his wife. The board will assemble a committee of independent directors, working with outside counsel, to oversee the investigation of the case, according to a statement Sunday. In his own memo to staff, Huang said he was “deeply sorry” for the affair. Home BTV+ Market Data Opinion Audio Originals Magazine Events News Markets Economics Technology Politics Green Crypto AI Work & Life Wealth Pursuits Businessweek CityLab Sports Equality Management & Work Market Data Stocks Commodities Rates & Bon...